The Franconia Falcon Flyer

Please join us for our next Home & School Meeting this coming Tuesday, February 7th at 7:00pm in the cafeteria. As always, Dr. Heineck will join us and update us on all things Franconia. We would love to see our parents come out and get involved! We have lots of fun things coming up and always love to have parent participation! See you then!

Wear your Franconia gear this Friday!!!

In two short months we will be having our first live and in person Lip Sync since 2020! If you are interested in joining us on stage, please sign up using this link. Sign Up by February 14, 2023 to reserve your space!

Franconia Lip Sync Details:

When: Friday, March 17, 2023 at 7:00 pm (snow date, Friday, April 14th)

Where: Indian Crest Middle School Auditorium

Help is Needed to Make the Lip Sync Extra Memorable:

* Parent volunteers for the 5th Grade Act - Practices will be held during the day to include all our 5th graders. If you can help, please contact Leah Hetherington at leahzta@yahoo.com

* Parent volunteers for a Parent Act - We need someone (or a couple someones) to take the lead to organize this act. If you can help, please contact Monica Jalboot at thejalboots@gmail.com

Without volunteers for the Parent and 5th Grade Acts, these acts will not be included in this year's Lip Sync!

Dear Parents:

Now that the cold weather is upon us, we want to ask you to remind your child to wear a coat, hat, pants, and mittens or gloves to school. We are outside for recess when the actual temperature is 16 degrees or above. A shortened “cold weather recess” will be in effect when the temperature and/or wind chill is between 15 and 20 degrees. In order to protect the health of our students, we want children to go outside wearing adequate protection.

Thank you for your help in reminding your child to wear his/her winter gear to school.

It is important that the school receives notification of a student's absence for that day.

Please know that emails accomplish both notifying and excusing your child(rens) absence.

To report an absence, please contact

Mrs. Wett at attendFR@soudertonsd.org.

Our expectation is that all of our students show safety, ownership, acceptance and respect. The teachers, staff members and myself are here to guide our students and help them make positive choices. Part of that is helping them learn from the choices that they make, both positive and negative. From time to time, a student needs support in reaching these expectations. We use green and blue behavioral forms as well as age appropriate consequences to provide teachable moments where students can grow and develop. You will be contacted by a teacher and the behavioral form will be sent home for you to sign and return. If you have any questions about our School Wide Positive Behavior Support plan, please contact your child’s teacher or myself.

In partnership,

Laura Heineck, Ed. D.

Safety

Using expected behaviors both in and out of the classroom so everyone feels comfortable and supported at school.

Ownership

Taking responsibility for choices and actions at school and showing pride in yourself and your work.

Acceptance

Treating peers and others with respect and kindness while embracing our differences.

Respect

Caring how your actions impact others and yourself.

This Month in the Counseling Office:

First Grade will receive their calm down kits and learn strategies to self-regulate

Fifth Graders will be taking a trip to the high school to learn more about Career Pathways

PAL program on Fridays

LOL (Life of Leaders 5th grade leadership opportunity) Kickoff

January 10th Home and School Meeting - Mrs. Coale will attend to share about Holiday Giving

Check out this LINK to my virtual office with counseling information and virtual calm down space.

As always, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at bcoale@soudertonsd.org or 215. 723.2596.

Please review the district Sick Day Guidelines when determining when to send children to school.

If you need to report your child(ren) absence, please follow the link to review how to do this.

If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Kreiser rkreiser@soudertonsd.org

Throughout the year, opportunities arise to help a fellow Franconia Falcon (and sometimes their family too). The needs are normally unpredictable and anonymous, but in many times they are needs that fellow Falcons can help meet!

If you are interested in hearing about these needs and possibly helping out, join our Facebook page: Falcons Helping Falcons

The Franconia Home and School has a Facebook page. To join, click this link .

Note: You must answer all of the questions to be added.

This is a great way to get reminders throughout the school year and get to know other parents!

2/1-Jesse's BBQ Dine Out Night

2/3 Spirit Day (wear that spirit wear!)

2/7 Home & School Meeting 7pm Franconia Cafeteria